Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “plante” come from?

plante (French) comes from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

plante (French): sole of the foot; plant; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. sole of the foot; plant; inflection of...

Ancestry of “plante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
2Proto-Italicplāntā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “plante”

  • plantule
  • plantule
  • plantă
  • plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →